ASHLEY DAYKIN and Duncan Reeves took the honours in the Griffin Bowling Club double-header.
Both secured their second Sixteen wins of the season, Daykin defeating Barry Tinker 21-6 in his final and Reeves overcoming greenkeeper Eddie Haigh 21-10 in his.
Reeves was doubly delighted, having previously also won the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day competition, and he played well throughout.
Tinker surprised everyone in the other competition, especially in the semi-final by beating Peter Kain 21-13, but Daykin soon stamped his authority in the showpiece.
Sponsors of the two events were club president Alan Hirst and member Peter Read and all competitors thanked Haigh for the excellent surface.
Alan Hirst Sixteen – first round: Denis Tattersley 21 Mark Wood 18, Steve Pollard 18 Peter Kain 21, Barry Tinker 21 Donald Rae 14, Peter Ramsden 20 Alan Crowther 21, Ashley Daykin 21 John Wright 17, Mick Hampshaw 16 Wayne Dews 21, Gareth McMahon 21 Roy Sutton 15, Peter Read 21 Roger Crowther 15.
Quarter-finals – Tattersley 12 Kain 21, Tinker 21 A Crowther 17, Daykin 21 Dews 7, McMahon 21 Read 8.
Semi-finals – Kain 13 Tinker 21, Daykin 21 McMahon 12.
Final – Tinker 6 Daykin 21.
Peter Read Sixteen – First round: Duncan Reeves 21 George Fellows 13, Steve Parkin 14 Gerald Sykes 21, Richard Brook 17 Barry Gibson 21, Tony Wilson 21 Tony Marren 19, Ronnie Wormald 20 Ray Whitwam 21, Brian Morley 19 Kieran O’Prey 21, Mark Richardson 4 Paul Ingleby 21, Eddie Haigh 21 Robert Taylor 19.
Quarter-finals – Reeves 21 Sykes 15, Gibson 21 Wilson 20, Whitwam 12 O’Prey 21, Ingleby 19 Haigh 21.
Semi-finals – Reeves 21 Gibson 16, O’Prey 10 Haigh 21.
Final – Reeves 21 Haigh 10.
THE Sigsworth family are putting up prizemoney of £650 for this year’s Bernard Sigsworth Memorial Trophy at the Griffin.
The first prize is £250 and the first preliminary round gets under way at the Colne Valley venue on Sunday (11.00).
Draw for the preliminary, with odds in brackets is: 1 Craig Gant (14/1) v Paul Ingleby (10), 2 Barry Gibson (66) v Peter Ramsden (100), 3 Donald Rae (33) v Brian Morley (25), 4 John Hatzer (66) v John Ollerenshaw (50), 5 Steve Hirst (5) v Richard Brook (25), 6 Mark Wood (20) v Alan Hirst (100), 7 Peter Kain (16) v Tony Marren (20), 8 Roger Crowther (14) v Mark Bramall (14).
First round – John Abbott (66) v Ray Whitwam (50), Barry Tinker (100) v Dave Scott (20), Jack Dyson (7/2) v Keith Midwood (100), Mark Richardson (33) v Peter Hopkinson (50), Winner 1 v Winner 2, 3 v 4, 5 v 6, 7 v 8.
